Innersole.



No; 826,975. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

P. M. WADE.

INNERSOLE. APPLIGATION FILED PBB.16, 1906.

UNITED srArns NT OFFICE.

FRED .\l. WADE, OF BROOKTON, 'MASSAOHUSETTS, ASSIHNOR OF ONF- HALF 'lO GEO. E. liltl'lli COMPANY, OF BROOKTON, MASSACHU- SE1" S, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS lNNERSOLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24;, lauo.

A plication file February 16.1906. Serial No. 301,383.

new and useful Improvements in Lmcrsoles,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to innersoles for welt-shoes, and particularly to that class of innersoies which comprises a body portion iox split or channeled at its edge to form a feather and a lip, the latter being turned outwardly from the outer face of the body portion, and a reinforcing layer of canvas or other suitable material secured to the outer face of the sole and covering said outer face,

the outer surface of the feather, and the outwardly-turned lip, a portion of the reinforcing layer being offset to form a casingorcover which incloses the lip. I n a sole of this character as heretofore constructed the lip and the portion of the reinforcing layer covering the same constitute the entire body of the rib which engages and supports the inseamstitches, the said rib being therefore com.-

posed of -three thicknesses at the portion through which the stitches passviz., the lip of the body portion and the two sides of the offset portion of the reinforcing layer covering said lip. As this rib has to support the pres- 0 sure due to the heavy tension exerted on the thread in taking up the inseam-stitches, the ordinary construct-ion above outlined requires that the body portion be made of maximum thickness and of a relatively expensive 3 5 grade of material in order that the rib composed only of the lip of the body portion and the parts of the reinforcing layer that cover the rib may have suitable thickness and resistance to the pressure exerted upon the rib by the inseam-stitches.

My invention has for its object to enable a sole of the character stated 'to be manufactured at less expense than heretofore by the use of a body portion, which may be thinner and of less expensive material than is required in the ordinary construction; and to this end the invention consists in 'an innersole comprising a body portion having the usual feather and lip, a reinforcing member,

5o,which is preferably a cord of linen or other fibrous material, bearing on the outer side of the body and on theinner sideof the hp, the said member reinforcing the hp and adding the reinforcing layer being removed.

'2, the reinforcing layer having an offset and its reinforcing member and confining the latter in place.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a view of the outer side of an innersole embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective sectional view showing the toe part of the body portion and the corresponding p'art of the reinforcing member, Fig. 4 represents an enlargement of a portion of Fig. 2, showing portions of the upper and welt united to the rib of the innersole by the inseam-stitches.

The same numerals of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

in the drawings, 12 represents the body portion of a ribbed innersole for a welted shoe, the same being split at its margin to form the usual feather 13 and lip 14. 15 represents a reinforcing member which is placed upon the outer surface of the body portion and against the inner side of the lip. The said reinforcing member is preferably a stout cord com )osed of twisted fibers of linen or other suitable material, although I do not limit myself to this material and may employ a reinforcing member adapted for the uses herein set forth composed of any suitable material. The lip 14 is bent inwardly over the reinforcing member, so that its outer edge overhangs the reinforcing member, as shown in the drawings.

16 represents the reinforcing layer, which is preferably composed of canvas or other stout tcxl ile fabric and is formed to cover the outer surfaces of the body ortion and feather and the lip and rib, as s own in Fig.

portion 17 closely fitting the ridge formed by the lip and the reinforcing member. 3

The offset portion 17, the lip 14, and the reinforcing member 15 collectively constitute a compound rib or wale adapted to engage the insean'i-stitches 18, which unite the upper Fig. 4-. he reinforcing layer 16 is cemented to the body portion, and its offset portion 17 beers eiose'l'y eipef n the Eip end lieimz'm'eing member, hciding the outer ecige .01" ,tile lip bent enter the iseinfording menswear, em wtEzmb fihe ineemmstitehes pessihgeifiher through on 5 wgxder m reinfoze'ine' member ommflt place or foxce 011 n'dly" the reinfereing member to such extent as to meke it a pert of the surplus matexiel 0f the 132%,Wldich. is subsequently fiz'innned 05E by the inseelm trimmer. By refex ence 00 Fig. 42, Where surplus mates'ial remeved. .t ze mementrimmer is indicated by the 'peltsebeve the line a; (b; it will be seen .thsat the wemfmyciggg .set pontion of the zeinfozm gia wer 11d .byehe ef'fi et partionand rrseigziimteing member Hence the reinforeing member 'ie-meit lieblem ":50 which is used .e-fter em TflZfgy improyement, .buneisting 1 L eien in the efl'set pontclan if? of the l. v Kaye-ref e rein-famin member 15 m fiifin 550 the ueual lip, engeies :hhe nimerie'i ef the Pentium to be mele fightex t/hjlme'r ea-3m of less expensive make/rial 1 2mg memme e hp exejmfereing I. 79rd 01' enemher-abearbody ,pemien :eed iee'ther end .mwieg e? the eerid e. wet and. l aw-weed.

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